Consider a Career with
LAPD

Teachers’ ability to assist individuals with acquiring knowledge and demonstrating competency is an asset in several LAPD instructor assignments:

• Academy Instructor: Instruct recruit officers to ensure they are academically and physically prepared to graduate the academy and enter field training at a geographic division.
• In-Service Training Instructor: Instruct sworn personnel on various Department policies, procedures, and best practices.
• Field Training Officer (FTO) Program: Train probationary police officers on the practical application of law and the fundamentals of policing.

Specialized medical training is incredibly useful in the role of a law enforcement first responder, especially given the proportion of calls for service involving individuals suffering from injuries resulting from criminal activity, traffic collisions, and accidents. Law enforcement often arrives at these scenes well before our fire department partners, making it critical for officers to be well-versed in first aid/CPR.

• Patrol Officer: Provide first-aid/CPR at scenes with injured persons.
• Collision Investigator: Investigate traffic collisions resulting in moderate, severe, or fatal injuries.